Advice..... While out touring all of a sudden I got a click click click as I rolled down the road. When I applied the clutch it went away. When I had to back up the grinding started...... I parked it and called AAA. I have been told most likely a broken gear. I have called Kantor and got a price on reconditioned and the Max Merritt also gave me a price on a transmission. The local guy wont touch it. Any advice?

Stupid question about the power wire for the radio in a 48 . What or where is it connected to under the dash. Or does it matter as long as it is live.

Lol 12 to 16 inches ha it'll never work

From what found out was that PPg has metal plate with every paint that Packard did. If you have the code you can have your paint store call PPG and talk with the historical department. What they did for me was to give me the new formula for the original color

What have done is scavenged all the parts off the block and have them safe. I just don't want to trash that block if some could use it. I know people that have threaded and welded cracks in blocks and had good results.

OK so this is the question. When I got 48 Custom 8 it's engine only had 23k on it. But after sitting in a warehouse for 50 years without attention.... Well you know what happened. It has a 12 to 16 inch crack above the freeze plugs. I didn't see this till I got it running and then after the engine warmed up. WOW the water worked started. Dam it ran like a brand new car. So what would you do with the old engine? I found another and had it put in. So what I have done is taken off all the parts I can get to ( a few more to go) and it is just sitting in my barn. Junk it or save it? Thanks John

Yesterday I found a great article but I am stumped on one thing. Depress clutch pedal to the floor with a board. What does that do for the clutch?

1 Start the car and run 5 minutes
2 Add or change anti-freeze or drain radiator and block
3 add sta-bil or fuel stabilizer
4 depress clutch pedal to the floor with a board
5 disconnect supply side of battery terminal
6 put a couple of drops of oil in terminal
7 jack up car - put on jack stands to get the weight off tires
8 open door just a bit trunk lid too
9 cover care with cloth sheet or cover
10 if outside using a plastic tar. use spaces to keep tarp off cloth or metal - prevents rust and allows air flow
11 use an air freshener-( moth balls work well but the smell bad even if you are not a bother)
12 add top oil to gas tank
13 put a few drops in each cylinder; leave plug loose
14 try to start car at least once per month
15 PRAY FOR AN EARLY SPRING!

Hey has anyone converted vacuum wipers (1948 Custom Eight) to electric. If so how did you do it or where did you get the new electric motor.

Thanks for all the info.

Question I just installed fog lights on the car and when I did I found out that the switch on the dash was a dummy. For the time being I just put one under the dash but..... Where can I find one for the dummy switch? Thanks.